This a very popular street food. It can be found in small markets. Or sometimes in the middle of the Colombian’s streets, you can see somebody with a small trolley cooking it.
Platanos con Cocho or Plantains with Pork Crackers (English version below)
Ingredientes
- 1 platano semi-maduro o pinton
- 100 gramos de tocino
- Aceite para freir
- Limon para decorar
Preparacion
- Se corta unos pedazos de tocino y se sofrie en aceite. Se sacan y se dejan escurrir.
- Se pela y se corta el platano en pedazos de 3 a 5 centimetros de largo.
- Se sofrien en suficiente aceite, hasta que esten ligeramente dorados.
- Se sacan y se colocan en moldes individuales para hacer las canastas y se colocan al horno para que cocinen por unos minutos.
- Luego se desmoldan y se rellenan con el tocino o chicharron y se adornan con tajadas de limon.
- Se sirven calientes.
Nota:
- Si no se quiere hacer las canastas solo sofria los platanos despues de aplanarlos.
- Para que el tocino quede mas crocante se agrega unas gotas de limon y se hornean por unos minutos.
Plantain With Pork Crackers (English version)
Ingredients
- 1 semi-ripe plantain
- 100 grams of belly pork
- Enough oil for shallow fry
- Lemon for garnish
Preparation
- Cut pieces of belly pork and fry them into oil. Take them out a let them drain
- Peel the plantain and cut it into pieces of 3 to 5 cms wide.
- Fry in oil till slightly golden.
- Take them out and place them into individual molds to make the baskets and place into the oven to cook for a few minutes.
- Then demold them and fill them with the pork crackers and decorate with slices of lime or lemon.
- Serve them hot.
Note:
- If you don’t want to make the baskets just fry the plantain again .
- For the crackers to stay crunchy, add few drops of lemon and bake for a few minutes.